Game Show Team Building That Your Team Will Actually Enjoy
No trust falls, no flip charts, no workshop. A professionally hosted game show where your whole team plays together, run start to finish by someone who does this for a living. New Jersey, New York and Connecticut.
WHY THIS FORMAT
Team Building People Do Not Dread
Ask most employees how they feel about team building and you will get a wince. They are picturing a rope course, a personality test or an afternoon of forced sharing. The reason is simple. Most team building asks people to be vulnerable with colleagues they barely know.
A game show asks them to compete instead. That is a much easier thing to say yes to. People who would never volunteer for a group exercise will shout an answer to win a point for their team, and the connection happens as a side effect of playing rather than as the stated goal of the afternoon.
It is also the reason this works for a group of 15 and a group of 250. Nobody has to perform. They just have to play.
HOW A SESSION RUNS
One Host, One Room, Everyone Playing
We split the room into teams
Mixed deliberately, so people end up alongside colleagues from other departments rather than the ones they already have lunch with.
Your host runs the show
Professionally hosted from the first round to the final scores. Your managers get to play instead of running it.
The questions are about you
Rounds built around your company, your teams and your year. Generic trivia is what makes team building feel like homework.
Everyone has a way in
Buzzer rounds, survey rounds, physical challenges and guessing games. Different rounds suit different personalities on purpose.
It fits your agenda
A 90 minute show slots into a half day, an offsite, a conference break or an evening. You get the run of show in advance.
It ends on a high
Scores, a winning team and a reason for the room to be loud. People leave talking to each other rather than checking their phones.
THE FORMATS
Pick the Show That Suits Your Room
We match the format to your group size, your venue and how much noise you are allowed to make. If you are not sure, tell us the room and we will tell you what works in it.
Face 2 Face Feud
Two teams, survey answers, a lot of shouting. The best opener when a room does not know each other yet.
Game Show Mania
A run of short rounds back to back. Best when you want the whole room involved and the pace high.
The Challenge
Category based head to head play. Suits groups who want a genuine competition with a scoreboard that matters.
Minute to Win It
Fast physical challenges. The one people film on their phones. Needs a bit of floor space.
Lip Sync Challenge
For an evening slot or an awards night, when the room is ready to be silly and the drinks are out.
Built to order
If none of those fit, we build the format around your brief. Most repeat clients end up here.
PRICING ESTIMATOR
What It Costs, Before You Ask
90-minute hosted shows start at $2,995 for groups of 20 or more. Final pricing depends on group size, event length, customization, and location.
Use our pricing estimator to see the range for your group size.
BUILT AROUND YOUR GROUP
We Write the Questions Around Your People
This is what clients ask about more than any game format. Your show is not a script we run at every booking. We build the rounds, the questions and the theme around your organisation, so the room is playing about itself.
The rounds clients ask for most
- Office versus office. Two sites, one scoreboard. Works especially well for companies that merged.
- Department versus department. The single most requested build. Sales against operations is a reliable fight.
- How well do you know your colleagues. Survey rounds using answers collected from the team beforehand.
- Your year in review. Wins, launches and the thing that went wrong that everyone can now laugh about.
WHAT YOU CAN COUNT ON
The Questions Buyers Always Ask Us
No deposit to hold your date
Your date is reserved when we agree it. We do not ask for money up front to put it in the diary.
You know your host by name
The host running your event is named in your agreement. You are not assigned whoever happens to be free.
Certificate of insurance on request
Venues and school districts ask for one as standard. We send it within two business days.
100% Satisfaction Guarantee
Backed by our 5-star rating on Google and 14+ years of getting rooms to engage.
WHERE WE WORK
Serving New Jersey, New York and Connecticut
It’s PlayTyme travels to you. We host at your office, your venue, your hotel ballroom or your school gym across New Jersey, New York City, New York State and Connecticut. There is nothing to install and nothing for your team to set up.
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Common Questions About Game Show Team Building
What is game show team building?
It is a team building session run as a live, professionally hosted game show. Your people are split into teams and compete through rounds built around your company. It’s PlayTyme has been running this format for 14+ years for companies across New Jersey, New York City, New York State and Connecticut.
Is this better than an escape room or a workshop?
It depends on your group. Escape rooms cap out at small numbers and split a large team into separate rooms, so the group never shares an experience. Workshops ask people to be reflective in front of colleagues, which many find uncomfortable. A game show keeps a large group together in one room and asks them to compete, which most people find much easier to say yes to.
How much does game show team building cost?
90-minute hosted shows start at $2,995 for groups of 20 or more. Use our pricing estimator to see the range for your group size. Larger groups are quoted individually. That covers the host, the game show set, audio and visual equipment, a sound engineer and prizes. Setup and breakdown, customization and gratuity are quoted separately.
Will quiet people hate it?
This is the most common worry and it is a fair one. The rounds are built so there is more than one way to contribute. Some people buzz in, some people know the survey answers, some people are good at the physical rounds. Nobody is put on a stage alone.
How long does a session take?
The standard show is 90 minutes. That is long enough to build to a real finish and short enough to sit inside a half day or an offsite agenda without taking it over.
Do we need a special venue?
No. Your own office space, a conference room, a hotel ballroom or a school hall all work. We need a room that fits your group and access to power. We bring everything else.
WHAT IT LOOKS LIKE
Real Teams, Mid-Show
One host, one room, and everybody in it playing rather than watching.
ENQUIRE HERE
Book a Show for Your Team
Tell us the date, the group size and the room. We come back with a straight answer and a price. No deposit to hold a date.
Give Your Team Something They Will Talk About
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